Search for dissertations about: "amusement park"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words amusement park.

2. 1. Family theme parks, happiness and children’s consumption : From roller-coasters to Pippi Longstocking

   Author : David Cardell; Anna Sparrman; Tom O’Dell; Cook Daniel Thomas; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Happy; emotions; childhood; time; money; value; amusement park; leisure; tourism; mesh; ethnography; Nöjespark; temapark; glädje; nöje; känslor; etnografi; fritid; turism; värde; konsumtion; barn; barndom; familj;

   Abstract : This book provides an ethnographic contribution to research on children’s consumption, family life and happiness. Various and shifting notions of happiness are explored, as well as conditions for and challenges to happiness, through an analysis of video-recorded interviews and mobile ethnography conducted in two of the most popular theme parks in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 2. Minnen från vår samtid. Arkeologi, materialitet och samtidshistoria

   Author : Maria Persson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology of the recent past; Contemporary archaeology; Heritage; Conflict archaeology; Materiality; Archaeological Methods; Community archaeology; Public Archaeology; Memory; Skatås; Ramneskärsparken;

   Abstract : During the last decade, the perspective of contemporary archaeology has been incorporated into the discipline of archaeology. The purpose of this doctoral thesis is to problematiz e contemporary archaeology as a field of research with emphasis on the development of methodology and the public potential that is inherent in this perspective . READ MORE